New Delhi: Anand Kumar, founder of renowned Super 30, has written to the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, appealing him to start an exclusive education channel for underprivileged students who do not have access to digital learning resources.
According to Indian Express, Anand has requested the HRD minister to start an exclusive Doordarshan education channel to cater to the needs of “lakhs of students from the underprivileged sections of the society, who can’t easily avail the online facility during the lockdown period in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.”
In a letter addressed to HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, Anand wrote, “Though many institutions are trying to adopt online means, it is not immediately feasible keeping in view the huge variation in the socio-economic condition. It requires a decent system or a smartphone and good internet connectivity, all of which come at a cost. All the institutions are also not prepared for online education, though many of them are trying their best.”
An exclusive DD education channel for students would be of great help during this lockdown period as every household has a television set at home nowadays.
Moreover, DD channels are FTA channels that would not cost them any extra money, suggested Anand in his letter.